ABSTRACT
As we begin the twenty-first century, those involved in food production may find it useful to think about the future. With the world’s population increasing by more than 70 million people each year, it boggles the mind to think about how all these people are going to be fed. Most certainly, if this ever increasing population is going to avoid massive waves of starvation or wars over agricultural resources, we will need to harness all the advantages that modern agricultural methods have to offer; and plant and animal biotechnology will certainly be part of that methodology.
